Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Governance and Contracts in Strategic Alliances; A.Ariño & J.J.Reuer PART I: GOVERNANCE OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCES The Need for Scale as a Driver of Alliance Formation: Choosing between Collaborative and Autonomous Production; B.Garrette, X.Castañer & P.Dussauge Do Alliances Provide Effective Entry into a New Line of Business?: The Short Term vs. Long Term Effects of Entering a New Line of Business Through Alliances; L.Mulotte & P.Dussauge The Bearable Lightness of Inter-firm Strategic Alliances: Resource-Based and Procedural Contracting; A.Grandori & M.Furlotti Why Managers Choose Equity Ownership in Inter-Firm Relationships?; P.Kale & P.Puranam Government as an Alliance Partner; M.Richards & D.C.Indro Coordination, Appropriation and Governance in Alliances: The Biotechnology Case; S.Tallman & A.Phene Licences and Joint Ventures as Knowledge Acquisition Mechanisms: Evidence from U.S.-Japan Alliances; J.E.Oxley & T.Wada Are there Benefits from Engaging in an Alliance with a Firm Prior to its Acquisition?; R.Agarwal, J.Anand & R.Croson Interorganizational Governance Trajectories: Towards a Better Understanding of the Connections between Partner Selection, Negotiation and Contracting; P.W.L.Vlaar, F.A.J.van den Bosch & H.W.Volberda Strategic Alliance Governance: An Extended Real Options Perspective; I.R.P.Cuypers & X.Martin The Uncertainty-Governance Choice-Puzzle Revisited: Theoretical Perspectives on Alliance Governance; F.Koenig & T.Mellewigt A Time-Dependent Framework on Developing Perceptions of Relational Norms: The Role of Emotions and Uncertainty Reduction Factors; L.Poppo & C.J.Lambe Matching Alliance Governance to Alliance Content; G.Hoetker & T.Mellewigt The Enforcement Space: Some Reflections on the Role of Trust and Enforcement in Strategic Alliances; S.Svejenova, M.P.Koza & A.Y.Lewin PART II: CONTRACTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCES Revisiting Our Views of Contract and Contracting in the Context of Governing Alliances; P.Smith Ring Designing Inter-Organizational Contracts: The Role of Detailed Task Descriptions; K.J.Mayer The Value of Patent Protection for Technology Development Alliances; S.Wakeman Do Prior Alliances Influence Alliance Contract Structure?; M.D.Ryall & R.C.Sampson Learning to Govern by Contract; N.Argyres & K.J.Mayer Contractual Renegotiations in Entrepreneurial Alliances; A.Ariño, R.Ragozzino & J.J.Reuer Index